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Insitu Inc. has announced the first flight of the US Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (STUAS) RQ-21A UAS. The 1-hour test flight of the UAS commenced at 1538 PDT on July 28 at an Insitu facility in eastern Oregon. Continue reading
Air Robotics has introduced the Im IV-D (Four Delta), a hand-launched, small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) capable of carrying a wide variety of user-swappable payloads and able to survive demanding field environments. Continue reading
The US Air Force has announced that the MLB V-Bat VTOL UAA has been selected for a Phase II SBIR award. Continue reading
Integrated Microwave Technologies, LLC, a Business Unit within the Vitec Group’s Videocom Division, and a leader in advanced digital microwave systems for MAG (Military, Aerospace & Government) markets, announces the formation of a technology partnership with Leptron, the leader in industrial robotic helicopters. Continue reading
South Korea has allocated a budget of budget of $440M (500 billion Won) to develop unmanned combat aircraft. Continue reading
Kutta Technologies, Inc. announced the formal product launch of their modular Manned / Unmanned Teaming Kit (MUM-TK) for aviators controlling UAS. Continue reading
Goebler-Hirthmotoren KG (Hirth Motors) is launching a new UAS engine family based on Hirth’s 4102 100cc 2-stroke EFI engine that has flown over 15,000 successful missions in the EMT Luna UAS in Afghanistan and the Balkans. Continue reading
AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems announced yesterday that its Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems (TUAS) achieved a landmark 750,000 total flight hours during a U.S. Army mission supporting combat operations in Afghanistan. Continue reading